Taher

City and Commune in Jijel Province, Algeria

Taher الطاهير Tahir
City and Commune
Taher
Motto(s): "From the people, for the people"
Location of Taher in the Jijel Province
36°46′19″N 5°53′54″E / 36.77194°N 5.89833°E / 36.77194; 5.89833
Country	Algeria
Province	Jijel Province
District	Taher District
APC	2012-2017
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Hafid Boumahrouk^[2] (RND)
Area
• Total	29,872 sq mi (77,367 km²)
Population (2008)
• Total	78,500 ^[1]
• Density	31,350/sq mi (12,103/km²)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code	18200 18002
ISO 3166 code	CP

Taher (Arabic: الطاهير, Al-Tahir; Algerian Arabic: أطًهير), is Algerian city, the industrial center of Jijel Province, with its industrial area of Ouled Salah, the airport of Achouat-Ferhat Abbas and the port of Djen Djen.

Geography

Situation

The municipality of Taher is located in the north of Jijel Province.

Localities of the town

Taher is composed of several locations:

Bazoul
Laajarda
Belmamouda
Beni Metrane
Bouazem
Laghjara
Taher
Bouachir
Boubzrène
Boulzazène
El Kedia
Dekkara
Demina

Aïn El Hammam
Boulachour
Boucherka
Merdj El Bir
Ouled Salah
Ouled-Souici
Oued Nil
Oum Djelal
Tablalte
Dar El Oued
T'Har oussaf
Tleta

History

The present city is located on the site of an ancient city - dating back to Ottoman period - it was built on aboriginal lands hunted in the nearby mountains, after the revolt of 1871 (see Mokrani Revolt) time of occupation of Algeria by France, whose population was expropriated, including: the plain of Oued Djen-djen, Telata, the Ouled Bel Afou, Wadi Nile Beni Afar, Beni Siar, Beni khatab, and the immediate vicinity of the current city

Notable people

Ferhat Abbas, first president of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic.
Dekhli Mokhtar, one fighter of the FLN in Taher and the Algerian east.